The Haunting 1963

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: Makes more goose pimples than sense. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Pretty effective when it came out; it may be a little stiff in the joints by now, but it's still a much better scare show than the recent stinker remake. Read more

TIME Magazine: People stare about in terror and squeak: 'The house, it's alive!' The picture, it's dead. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: What makes the film so effective is not so much the slightly sinister characterisation of the generally neurotic group, but the fact that [director] Wise makes the house itself the central character, a beautifully designed and highly atmospheric entity. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The artful cinematic strokes of director Robert Wise and staff are not quite enough to override the major shortcomings of Nelson Gidding's screenplay. Read more